GAMMA 3525-1280SRecalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Long Nail Kit R1.5, Ti, LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GAMMA (249)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613252274247), received between May 6, 2021 and May 6, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Implant Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 6, 2021Fracture; Fracture
THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: "THE SURGEON OPERATED ON A (B)(6) YEAR OLD PATIENT 4 MONTHS AGO. THE OPERATION WENT WELL AS WELL AS THE POST-OP CHECK-UP. THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPRESS ANY DISCOMFORT AND WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR 48 HOURS POST-OP. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO DR. L TO REPORT PAIN IN HER HIP. THE PATIENT INDICATED THAT SHE HAD NOT FALLEN AND HAD NOT RECEIVED A SHOCK TO THE IMPLANT. DR. L PERFORMED A CHECKUP AND NOTICED THAT THE GAMMA 3 NAIL HAD BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY ABOVE THE NECK SCREW. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE IMPLANT AND PLACED A NEW ONE (SAME SIZE AS THE PREVIOUS ONE) ON (B)(6) 2021. THE REMOVAL AND INSERTION WENT WELL.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Implant Pain
MAUDE report 11784708 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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